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Greek Gyros with Tzatziki
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Greek Gyros with Tzatziki

Classic Greek gyros with spiced lamb, creamy tzatziki and fresh vegetables in a fresh pita

⏱ 35 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 3 parts
🥩 Meat
Versions:Original🌾 Gluten-free🥛 Dairy-free

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Meatball mix

  1. 1
    Mix the meat with the garlic, cumin, paprika, cinnamon, oregano, olive oil, salt and black pepper until evenly combined.
  2. 2
    Knead the mixture well, until smooth and sticky.
  3. 3
    Shape the mixture into flat patties.

For the Cheese Spread

  1. 4
    In a bowl, mix the yogurt with the cucumber, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, dill and salt.
    Bowl
  2. 5
    Put the mixture in the fridge.
    Refrigerator

To assemble

  1. 6
    Heat a grill pan over high heat and grease lightly.
    ⚙ Greased Flat PanStoveGrill pan
    💡A very thin layer of fat, with the excess wiped off with paper towel: too much fat gives spots and fried edges.
  2. 7
    Grill the meat slabs 4–5 minutes per side.
    Stove
    💡Don't press the patties with a spatula or flip them more than once: the juices run out and the patty dries out or falls apart. It releases from the pan once the underside is browned.
  3. 8
    Cut the meat slabs into thin slices.
    KnifeCutting board
  4. 9
    Warm the pitas In the oven. Spread some tzatziki on each pita, arrange the lettuce, tomatoes and red onion and the meat slices on it, roll up and serve immediately.
    Oven
725calories
46 gprotein
53 gcarbs
36 gfat
● protein 26%● carbs 30%● fat 45%

Per serving (408 g), of 4 servings

For the Meatball mix · For the Cheese Spread · To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (7) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Oven · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
  • Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Grill pan · Also works: Cast-iron pan (No grill marks) · Charcoal grill (Outdoors) · Broiler (Broiler)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)

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🧩 Built from…

Meatball mix → Cheese Spread → Kebabs, Burgers and Pan-Fried Patties

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